Daniel Wales provides a run-down of the games England will play and cities in Germany they’ll visit in their Euro 2024 Group Stage.
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00:00 Ejection was the mood at Wembley as England lost their final European Championship warm-up match against Iceland on Friday.
00:09 Midfielder Declan Rice vowed that the Three Lions would learn from the loss, whilst manager Gareth Southgate made clear that this was a game that some of the players needed ahead of a major tournament.
00:20 In Germany, England will face shadows of the past as they look to write a new future.
00:26 It was in 2006 that under Sven-Goran Eriksson, who steered the side to the quarter-finals of the World Cup that year, that they ultimately lost on penalties to Portugal, following Wayne Rooney's dismissal and Cristiano Ronaldo's wink.
00:40 That fateful encounter took place in Gelsenkirchen in the Arena Aufschalke, where England will begin their journey in 2024 against Serbia on 16 June.
00:50 In the city, the Traberenbahn racecourse will host a fan park which is accessible via a free shuttle bus from the train station, and a bus will also take fans from the fan park to the stadium.
01:01 Most familiar to England fans from the opposition will be striker Alexander Mitrovic, who has played in the Premier League and the Championship for Fulham and Newcastle United, but has since moved to the Saudi Pro League.
01:13 Staying in Western Germany, England next visit Frankfurt, where they will meet Denmark on the 20th.
01:20 The Danes were defeated by the Three Lions in the semi-finals of Euro 2020, and are one-time winners of the Championships in 1992.
01:28 Frankfurt is a major transport hub, with both the stadium and fan park being accessible via the S-Bahn.
01:34 This will be England's third visit to the Frankfurt Arena, with a 1-0 victory over Paraguay in 2006 being certainly more positive than the 3-1 loss against USSR in Euro 1988.
01:45 Several Premier League players will be representing Denmark.
01:48 The encounter with Slovenia on the 25th takes place in Cologne, which despite being Germany's oldest city, is home to a wide array of transport links.
01:57 The stadium and fan park are again in close proximity to metro stops.
02:01 England drew 2-2 with Sweden here in 2006, with a Joe Cole long-range effort being the highlight.
02:07 No Slovenian players ply their trade in England, although Three Lions fans will recall a meeting against them in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, in which a Jermaine Defoe goal won the match.
02:18 The question for Gareth Southgate now is how England should approach each game.
02:23 The Danes will likely provide the toughest test, although their willingness to attack may allow for England's forward players to find space on the flanks.
02:30 It is against Serbia and Slovenia that the Iceland blueprint may re-emerge.
02:35 They were unable to break through the Icelandic defensive wall, echoing harrowing memories of Nice in 2016.
02:41 This is an England side with more flair going forward than them, but the recent loss will be a dent in their confidence.
02:48 Many say that the England manager's role is the impossible job, but Gareth Southgate still has one opportunity to change that.
02:55 What do you propose?